If you've had the opportunity to see the Falmouth Town Band or Falmouth Chamber Players Orchestra, chances are you've heard Kari Fietek demonstrating the special effects and multi-phonics of the ...

Allyson Partin is an active freelance French Horn teacher and performer in the Twin Cities. She plays in many diverse settings with local orchestras, bands and brass ensembles. She is especially ...

It didn’t take Lansing Symphony maestro Timothy Muffitt long to learn what most Lansing music lovers knew: Mid-Michigan is a great breeding ground for many professional musicians (and actors, ...

The French horn. It’s the heart and soul of any symphony orchestra, and writing for it always brought out the best in Mozart, Brahms, Richard Strauss and so many other great composers. But don’t let ...

I played the French horn every day for hours, just producing long tones, getting used to the instrument, and enjoying the lovely tone. When I tried to play bugle calls on the real French horn, I ...